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Uploading your PowerPoint File (Good)
This option allows you to add your PowerPoint file as, well, as PowerPoint file.
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You can’t really track that the users have read the PowerPoint. You can only track that they’ve clicked on it.
Requires the learner to have a software that can view Microsoft PowerPoint files on their computer or mobile device.
Adding PowerPoint as a PDF File (Good)
Alternatively, you can convert your PowerPoint to a PDF file before uploading it to the learning environment. Using this approach, the steps to upload the PowerPoint to the learning environment are identical, but you would first save the PowerPoint file to PDF
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You can’t really track that the users have read the PDF file. You can only track that they’ve clicked on it.
Adding PowerPoint as an MP4 Video (Better)
Microsoft PowerPoint is generally used to accompany a presenter during a live presentation. Ideally, if the PowerPoint is to be uploaded to the learning environment so that a learner can view it anytime from anywhere, it would contain the audio from the presenter. This ensures that the learner experience is similar whether they attend a live instructor-led session or they view the pre-recorded presentation after the fact via the learning environment.
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Requires the presenter to record their audio, which takes more time
Results in large files
Adding PowerPoint Using the Lesson Activity (Best)
While all 3 options above have their Pros and Cons, none of them allow you to track that a user views the presentation in its entirety. If you want to track that users view the presentation in its entirety, the recommendation is to create a lesson in the learning environment using the “Lesson” activity.
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